Travelport Flights API Update: Loyalty Cross-Accrual and NDC Features
Travelport released release notes for major versions 25.11.x of its TripServices Flights APIs, covering several customer-facing updates. AirReservation 26.11.78 adds loyalty program cross-accrual, returning frequent traveler cross-accrual on partner airlines via supplier and shareWithSupplier objects in Reservation Retrieve and Workbench Retrieve responses. Other updates include standard NDC flight disruption handling flows, NDC bundled offers, Air Canada flight pass as form of payment, and GDS exchange search by brand.
Impact and considerations
Updates such as loyalty cross-accrual and NDC disruption handling affect system integration and development timelines for travel technology platforms and TMCs handling bookings, exchanges, and frequent traveler benefits.
Key points
- AirReservation 26.11.78 adds loyalty program cross-accrual, returning frequent traveler cross-accrual on partner airlines in Reservation Retrieve and Workbench Retrieve responses.
- NDC disruption handling introduces standard flows supporting accepting changes, rebooking, or canceling for a refund per carrier rules.
- NDC bundled offers support requesting offers with bundled ancillary services via includeBundledAncillariesInd in the Search request.
- Air Canada NDC flights support a flight pass as form of payment, with only instant ticket supported.
- GDS exchange search adds the BrandPreference object to specify one or more brand tiers.
- As of March 2026, API release version numbering is no longer sequential for each API.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- Travelport
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 15 Jan 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 11 Sept 2026, 00:11
- Last updated
- 15 Jan 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- Travelport Flights API Release Notes：Flights API Release Notes (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 15 Jan 2026, 08:00